1 43 KITCHEN-GARDENING. 



*Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis. 



*Rue, Garden, Ruta graveolens. 



Saffron, Bastard, Carthamus tinctorius. 



Skullcap, or Mad-Dog Plant, Scutdlaria lateriflora. 



Snakeroot, Virginian, Aristolochia serpeniaria. 



*Sorrel, Rumex acetosella. 



*Southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum. 



*Speedwell, Virginian, Veronica Virginica. 



*Spikenard, Aralia racemosa. 



*Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare. 



*Wormwood, Artemisia absinthium. 



Many of the foregoing plants are useful, and may be raised 

 in a small plot of ground appropriated especially to their pro- 

 duction. Some of the plants in this list are considered noxious 

 weeds ; and all the seed should be gathered and destroyed, ex- 

 cept so much as it is desirable to save. It is by no means 

 difficult to keep each kind of these plants on a small plot by 

 itself, as stated on a previous page. 



The best time to save plants for medicinal purposes is when 

 they are in full bloom. Spread the stems and leaves on a shelf, 

 or floor, until they are quite dry ; then they may be wrapped 

 in papers, or pulverized by rubbing between the hands until 

 thoroughly pulverized, when the powder may be kept in tin or 

 other boxes properly labelled. 



FORCING VEGETABLES. 



Before I proceed to show the method of forcing vegetables, 

 it may be necessary for me to remind my readers, that in pro- 

 viding an artificial climate, they should consider the nature of 

 the plants they intend to cultivate, and endeavor to supply 

 them with that which is best calculated to nourish and support 

 them. t l have, in another part of this work, endeavored to 

 show that heat, light, air, and moisture, are each essential to 

 vegetation, and that these should be supplied in a judicious 

 manner, according to circumstances. 



In the midst of our Northern winters, which is the usual time 



